I suppose it's possible that the Sundance Kid didn't like to make much of his birthdays โ they may have struck him as just another reminder that his draw was getting slower by the yearโbut what if he truly liked a major celebration? What if he looked forward every year to marking the day of his birth with what they used to call in the West 'a real wingding, with pink balloons and a few survivors'?
Calvin TrillinKeeping off a large weight loss is a phenomenon about as common in American medicine as an impoverished dermatologist.
Calvin TrillinWhen someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people who are being put in charge of things scares the hell out of him.
Calvin TrillinIf General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there are 213 generals his age who are smarter than he is?
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